Cumulative sum of previous rows
I had an update statement that took 3 minutes to run after this code change it took 6 seconds.
2015-03-27 (first published: 2014-05-08)
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Ben Kubicek
- Interests: Jesus, playing guitar singing, most sports, running, biking, triathlons
2015-02-17
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2015-01-26
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Never give up
When facing a problem you aren't sure you can solve, keep working on it and believe in yourself.
2014-07-08
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Why Primary Keys can be important on large tables
I inherited a database that was getting large and not performing well. After adding primary keys life got better.
2014-06-30
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2014-06-17
225 reads
Try to focus on the positive
When we focus on negative things we get more negative. Be thankful for something positive.
2014-06-10
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What is your default database set to?
Some people set their default database to the database they use most often. This can cause issues when a restore fails.
2013-11-14
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2012-12-19
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A simple math expression solver
Ben Kubicek wrote a recursive function that solves simple math expressions in a select statement. Read about this creative use of T-SQL.
2011-11-21
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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